15480 Empire Rd. Benson, AZ 85602 hm ph: 520-586-2244 That image gives a good idea of the size of the HST compared to the Shuttle. What is the angular size of the shuttle at the height of the HST? Looks like it might be on the order of 10arcsec. Clear skies, Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) ---------- Original Message ---------- From: "tpolakis@xxxxxxx" <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Shuttle snapped up against sun | The Sun |News Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 12:24:45 -0400 Thierry Legault's excellent image of both the Shuttle and HST above the disc of the sun is here. He traveled from France to Florida with his equipment to get on the path. http://legault.club.fr/atlantis_hst_transit.html Tom Original Message: ----------------- From: Greg Askins gregaskins@xxxxxxx Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 06:40:56 -0700 To: evac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AZ-Observing] Shuttle snapped up against sun | The Sun |News http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2431157.ece -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com ? What can On Demand Business Solutions do for you? http://link.mail2web.com/Business/SharePoint -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list. ____________________________________________________________ You can take it with you! Click here for a luxurious new motor home and travel in style! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTD0fieFbQQ5SH9mtVbYWyVzerBRDiqsN1SIZWNRun9NNVxxHUn0iM/ -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.